April 11, 2006 - 14:56 AMT
Azeri Lawyer Confesses Life Sentence Demanded for Safarov
April 13 the sentence will be passed in Budapest concerning Ramil Safarov, who hacked Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan. Safarov's lawyer Adil Ismaylov stated, «at the session on April 4 the prosecutor demanded to deprive him of liberty for 30 years.» However, later it was clear that the prosecutor demanded life sentence.

According to the Zerkalo Baku-based newspaper, after long protraction had to confess that «unfortunately Armenians speak the truth this time.» In this case, why it was necessary to state a week before that the state prosecutor demanded 30 years, the newspaper asks.

As of whether politicization of the event hampered the trial of Safarov, Ismaylov said, «it is quite normal that the case was transferred to the political plane.» «I believe politicization hampered the Azeri officer by no means. To the contrary, I think the Azeri society could not use that factor to the full,» the lawyer emphasized.

According to the Hungarian legislation, there are two options for life sentence. According to the first the prisoner at the bar is sentenced to life imprisonment without any conditions or chances for release. The second is life sentence with a condition that the accused has a right to submit an appeal for pardon in 30 years.